At this moment, Su Wenshan was lying on the kang, with a warm cloth placed on his forehead by Chen Xiue.
Su Baoguo, meanwhile, was obediently in the kitchen, helping to tend the fire and cook.
Chen Xiue shot Su Wenshan a glare and said to Su Yun, "After your father donated blood last night, he said he felt unwell when he got home. This morning, he was dizzy and couldn't get out of bed. I just went to ask Dr. Jiang next door to come and take a look."
As soon as she finished speaking, Jiang Yuling walked in with her stethoscope.
"Uncle, can you hear me?"
Jiang Yuling stepped up to the kang, first checked Su Wenshan's eyes, and then listened to his heartbeat.
Su Wenshan groaned in response, "I can hear you."
After a brief examination, Jiang Yuling said to Chen Xiue, "Auntie, it's nothing serious. He's just weak from blood loss. Let him rest for a few days and take some supplements to replenish his blood."
"And for now, don't let him smoke or drink. His diet should also be light."
As soon as she finished speaking, Chen Xiue nodded repeatedly. "I'll remember that. I won't let him smoke or drink anymore!"
The moment Su Wenshan heard this, he wanted to protest!
But as soon as he tried to sit up, he collapsed back onto the kang and began groaning again.
Amid Chen Xiue's nagging, Su Yun escorted Jiang Yuling out and thanked her.
Aunt Gao also heard the commotion and came over. As soon as she entered, she asked with concern, "Xiue, what's going on with Director Su? I heard you all went to the hospital last night?"
With someone to talk to, Chen Xiue didn't hold back and immediately recounted everything that had happened.
Aunt Gao sighed sympathetically and finally said, "I'll have Old Gao go to the factory later and ask for a few days off for him so Director Su can rest properly. He's a model worker at the factory—it's about time he took a break!"
Chen Xiue was deeply moved and felt that, indeed, close neighbors were better than distant relatives.
Su Yun originally wanted to stay home to take care of Su Wenshan, but Chen Xiue refused, saying she could handle things alone and there was no need for so many people to stay.
So after breakfast, Su Yun went to the recycling station.
After opening the gate, she followed her usual routine—first opening the system and purchasing the camera and television that Gu Hai had reserved, along with two watches and an electric fan.
Then, without hesitation, she bought herself a Seagull watch for 98 yuan and happily put it on her wrist.
With this round of spending, Su Yun spent a total of 1,500 yuan!
She checked the time—it was 7:40 a.m. Gu Hai was probably off meeting his police contacts, since he had said last night that he would help Su Xiu deal with He Qiang.
Su Yun's guess was correct.
At this very moment, Gu Hai was standing downstairs at the police dormitory. When he saw Zhou Ziyang coming down, he gave him a look and stepped aside into a corner.
Zhou Ziyang understood and walked over, asking curiously, "Gu Hai? You're here so early—what's the matter?"
Lowering his voice, Gu Hai quietly explained the situation.
After hearing everything, Zhou Ziyang's eyebrows twisted into a knot.
By around 8:30, Gu Hai arrived at the recycling station.
After showing him the goods, Su Yun began to hesitate. She was wondering whether she should share the money from selling the astronomical mirror with Gu Hai. After all, he had been the one to dig it up—it seemed stingy to give him nothing in return.
Just as she was struggling with this thought, Gu Hai picked up one of the watches and handed it to her. "Xiaoyun, this watch is for you."
The watch Su Yun had given Gu Hai earlier was the latest mechanical model—worth 298 yuan!
And now Gu Hai was offering her one without even blinking!
His generosity made Su Yun feel deeply ashamed.
She quickly said, "No, no, I've already bought a watch for myself. Also, about the mirror we found yesterday—someone offered one million yuan for it. Since we discovered it together, we should split the money equally. I'll keep your share for you, and you can take it whenever you need it!"
"Alright!"
Hearing this, Gu Hai looked delighted.
All his money being with Su Yun—wasn't that just like a husband entrusting his earnings to his wife?
Even though Su Yun said she already had a watch, Gu Hai still insisted on stuffing the watch box into her hands. "Whether you bought one is your business. This one is a gift from me. If you don't want it, just throw it away."
As if she would!
It was worth 298 yuan!
How could she just throw it away?
But…
Su Yun suddenly realized this watch was probably meant as part of her betrothal gift. Her face flushed, and she didn't dare look at Gu Hai.
Gu Hai didn't give her a chance to refuse. He immediately took out a lunchbox from his bag and said, "Xiaoyun, have you eaten breakfast? I made something new for you—see if you like it."
Su Yun was about to say she had already eaten, but when she saw the beautifully shaped pastries inside—like blooming flowers—they looked incredibly appetizing.
So she changed her words. "Even though I've eaten, I can still have a bit more."
Gu Hai watched her excitedly, thinking, She'll definitely notice they're shaped like roses today, right?
Under his expectant gaze, Su Yun quickly finished all the pastries and praised him generously, "Gu Hai, your cooking is amazing! You should definitely open a restaurant someday—I'll come support you every day!"
Gu Hai: "…Alright."
With the distraction of good food, Su Yun smoothly accepted the watch and didn't bring the matter up again.
After eating, she took out her physics book and humbly asked Gu Hai for help with some problems.
Before long, someone entered carrying a large sack of scrap, making quite a bit of noise.
Gu Hai looked up and took a few seconds before recognizing him. "Ermao?"
In just a few days, Niu Ermao had completely changed.
He was wearing a stylish synthetic jacket, shiny imported leather shoes, and his previously long hair had been cut and slicked back with pomade. He looked like a completely different person.
It was obvious this outfit had cost quite a bit!
Gu Hai frowned slightly. Not wanting to say anything in front of Su Yun, he suppressed his feelings and asked calmly, "Ermao, are you here to sell scrap?"
Niu Ermao curled his lips. "How is this scrap? This is a whole bag of treasures! It can be exchanged for plenty of good stuff!"
Then he grinned at Gu Hai. "Brother Hai, I heard Wenbing traded for a bicycle here a few days ago? Hurry and take a look—how much can my bag of treasures get me?"
His tone and attitude made Gu Hai uncomfortable.
Su Yun glanced at Gu Hai and immediately sensed his mood. She stood up and walked toward Niu Ermao. "I'll take a look."
If there really were any valuable items, she planned to undercut him as much as possible—just for daring to upset Gu Hai!
Niu Ermao eagerly opened the sack and said with a grin, "Comrade, take a good look—don't misjudge!"
Su Yun rolled her eyes and quickly examined everything. She didn't hear a single notification from the system.
Patting her hands, she said dismissively, "I thought these were real treasures—turns out it's just a pile of scrap metal! At our recycling station, this kind of stuff goes for three cents per jin. Go weigh it yourself."
Hearing this, Niu Ermao's eyes widened. With a stern face, he said, "Impossible! These treasures cost me over twenty yuan to collect! They're all antiques from hundreds of years ago—there's absolutely no mistake!"